Bucharest - Belgrade

On December 28, 1989 at 12:00 AM, Bucharest - Belgrade experienced a crash involving Antonov AN-24, operated by TAROM - Transporturile Aeriene Române, with the event recorded near Visina Olt.

The flight was categorized as humanitarian and the reported phase was flight at a plain, valley crash site.

7 people were known to be on board, 7 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 6, crew fatalities: 6, passengers on board: 1, passenger fatalities: 1, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is terrorism act, hijacking, sabotage. The aircraft departed Bucharest-Otopeni on a special flight to Belgrade to collect humanitarian supplies. While in cruising altitude, the aircraft entered an uncontrolled descent and crashed near Visina. All seven occupants were killed, among them the British photographer and journalist Ian Parry who was covering the Romanian Revolution.

Aircraft reference details include registration YR-BMJ, MSN 77310801, year of manufacture 1977.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 43.8661°, 24.4534°.